Apple CVE-2026-20677
CRITICALCVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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2DescriptionNVD
A race condition was addressed with improved handling of symbolic links. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5 and iPadOS 18.7.5, visionOS 26.3, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. A shortcut may be able to bypass sandbox restrictions.
AnalysisAI
Race condition in Apple macOS/iOS symlink handling allows privilege escalation. Fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.3, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, iOS 18.7.5.
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Inventory all affected Apple devices (macOS Tahoe, Sonoma 14.x; iOS/iPadOS 18.x; visionOS 2.x) and assess business criticality. Within 7 days: Develop patch deployment plan prioritizing high-risk systems and enforce mandatory device updates through MDM policies. …
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